There has been a bit of an explosion of new album releases that I had been anticipating. Here are a few I’ve been listening to:
Pale Horses – mewithoutYou
If there is one thing you should know about me it’s that I LOVE mewithoutYou. They’re from Philly and genius. Also very weird so I understand they’re not everyone’s cup of tea. It even took me some time to warm up to them. (Spotify)
Coming Home – Leon Bridges
The long awaited debut from Leon Bridges is finally here and it’s as wonderful as expected. (Spotify)
My Love Is Cool – Wolf Alice
Another debut I am happy is finally out. I was lucky enough to get to see them at T in the Park last year and they were so great live. Loving this album and excited to see them when they play here. (Spotify)
Tiny Rewards – Admiral Fallow
Boots Met My Face will likely always be my favorite album of theirs but this new one is lovely. (Spotify)
Breathe In. Breathe Out. – Hilary Duff
Yes, Hilary Duff has a new album. I will always love her for how great Lizzie McGuire was for preteen me and she has some solid pop albums. I didn’t enjoy the first single she released for this, so was worried about the album but that song ended up not making the cut and the album is a lot of upbeat fun. (Spotify)
The Desired Effect – Brandon Flowers
Brandon Flowers loves the 80s and I’m okay with it because 80s synth pop in 2015 works for him. (Spotify)
Wild Nights – PINS
I’m all about girl bands. They’re playing Philly next week and I’m more than ready to hear some of these live. (Spotify)
Before We Forget How to Dream – SOAK
So many great debuts! Also someone else playing a Philly show soon. (Spotify)
I’m overwhelmed by all the great releases this year and could likely list a ton more albums, but these are some of the most recent ones I’ve been listening to. Hope you find something you like!
P.S. That roundup of book recs from this year I keep promising is coming! I decided since it’s just about the 6 month mark of this year (how????) I’ll have it coincide with that so the list is almost ready to go. This has been a strong reading year so far so it had been difficult figuring out how I wanted to do a list, but I think I’ve got it.